Guard-rail fastening



Aug. 9,1927. T MANEY GUARD RAIL FASTENING Filed June 18. 1926 2 Sheets Sheet 1 I Patented An 9, T192727.

THOMAS M NEY'," or magm gm c GUARDRAIL rnsrnn me.

Application filed June 18, 1926. Serial No. 116,895.

My invention relates to'an improyernent lnguard rail fasteners.

The present invention affords .a very strongand secure fastening more particularly for Woodenties, and has several advantages" over 1 former constructions, iti'bei ng more flexible in general application, because it is my .pu-rfpose to furnish the guard rail which is applicable to any sectionflozf rail, with proper relationship to the main rail which is obtained 'by varying the position ofits seat. in the braceeohair.

.gQnew-feature of thisinyentionincludes a double-headed reversible rail section, the heads being so haped-as .to admitqofa good torin of splicing, and sothat when excessive {Wear takesplace, the heads (may be reversed by simply removing a nliey and rolling the rail overysoythat' it does not have to :be turned end torend, makingit very ad Yantageous' for use in tunnels, subways, and all .close quarters. As the stresses are diflerent from, those ,of the main rail, it 1s v a designed to'resist' lateral-strain instead of i pensati -ng plate,

and other parts;

' and 2 is-a tie-plate ,vertical gstrain, ands-as. this guard-rail bears no load, it may run higher in carbonlcornposition, Wear. It peculiar to it, metal. 7 c a Thus my present invention includes a coin a doubleheaded revers ble a chair-seat or brace. of pewith the. minimum amount jOf guard-rail, and euliarjdesign and construction, thee-purpose,- and a. ;key,{ by means oi wh ch the rail is made secure in the chair-seat or brace.

In the accompanying drawings; {Fig lisatransverse section;

Fig- :2 is a ragm a y p an :ylew. shea i ng them in r iland guard-r2111 an pe 1 em Fig. Bfs a plan iew showing the pl-ate and chair seat or brace-3 Fig. 4 is a section showinga splice for Fig. 5'is,a.;si de view 'of a'fish-plate. I The numeral 1 represents'theunainrarl, 11 01 which the ma rail'jis seated, one-edge.ibeing held againstthe rib 3,*and this edgeis held down lay spike A extending gthr'ough a for it ;-in;the tie-plate 2.

lhe li f ifled The numeral 1 6 represents the guard rail,

' t he d Qfwhich a ali e, e der ng ri r v rsi e, tha Whenene head; ee me which increases its resistance :to is designed to meet thestresses,

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unduly Worn, the rail may be rolled-over and reversed in position Without the necessity of turning it end dor lend, thereby making it most desirable. for installation in narrow places like'qtunnels, subways, and the like. The ordinarywsplice of the guard-railis shown in Figs. 4 andf), in which the fish plates 7 are held by the bolts 20. The inner edge-oi the baseflang e 'o-jf the. main rail 1 and the guaridrail 6V a;re supported and-held 's ecurelyby the ,chair-sejator brace 8. This has a base 9 which rests upon the tieplate 2, as v eaved in Figgl. Oni-the lower side i t lease, .e gu .10 p ojec s dow ly ancloutayarclly, and isaclaptedto extend into a slot 11 in thesis-plate and engage the sloping under edge 12 thereof asshomi in igwhi e'the edge 13 oii' h'e chaire Q l Q Q e Lend above {t a e iflangeef' h ai .1T eiehair-seafi er ace is thus insertedin the space-between the edge e t e ase flange ef e' ai ai d h e-plafie-s eu ler 1, theh engu iere a;

ii sth .su'rf e 2 i th s o :ll' n. the plate, and the projectien 13 th ma n liaii leas ifi n'ge a -ju'et: e pla ed, after. which the lag-bolts 15 are inserted throughfthe holes .16 in the base 9,.the1ice through the co ,espondlng holes in the tie-plate, and

e z weden hte hert 17 b l wa The. guard-rail is seated in the brac eseat 18 of the Chtllfl seatorbrace, where it 'is lheld by a "key 19,;c'1i7en between i-thc flange and the overhang "of gthe ,chair-sfeat or ,bl ace, as shown. 'gl l1e qchair se 'ae nd i a y. he made either of forged steel or n alleable iron. The. key, uerergis p e era y: o 1 ,1 3 leable iron, and terminates in a more or less slender elongated e 1id, which is adap ted to v In be bentoyer after t-he keyisgin place as illus- I t t in his .2- I In th s ay, a very rigid i-astening is: provided for the ina nra l and guard-rail 'T fie hs p e l as t e vb aee I t en t e .h e -fiens athe. mai ma and thelliieplate shoulder locks theunain rail securely to the mic-plate. Theltwo lag-screws extending te-ih {ti e e hhe Sid ef he ha n seat e h e e h elet ecure y and th heel-at ie .the t e The in place,

gua d-,r ii the l id i g he b -"fle seats Whe e a leeehfined ri i y hy eir ngam k y be e he flang ht ith igea sail- {Ell fitt ngie he h ee ah eh'ai -eeat r heae be ween the tiexi -lat ehealde a v edge of the mainrail confines the main rail against lateral movement... The tongue passing through the slot 11 punched in the tie-plate against'the sloping edge ofthe slot, with a portion of the chair-seator brace extending over the edge of the base flange has; the effect of securely locking the main ra1l,

to the tieplate so that no spiking or other fastening is required on that side. The lagscrewsbeing-driven into the tie on either side of. the chair-seator brace'through the holes provided therefor in the base and tieplate afford auxiliary fastening for the chair-seat or brace, but their main purpose is to prevent the tie-plate from moving on the tie. T

I claim:

i 1. In a device of the character'described,

the combination'ofa main rail, a tie plate therefor, and a chair seat or brace seated upon said tie'plate and abutting against the the combination vof a main rail,'a tie plate edge of the main rail flange, said chair seat or brace having a flange extending outwardlytherefrom and overlapping the main rail flange for holdingsaid main rail in position. v I i 2. Ina device of the character .described therefor, a chair seat or brace seated upon said tie plate and having a base abutting against the edge of the main rail flange,

said chair seat or brace having an outwardly T and cooperating with the base to hold said extending flange spaced apart fromthe tie plate-for overlapping the main rail flange main rail in proper position, and a guard rail carried'by said chair seator brace.

I 3 Ina {device of the character described, the combination of a main I311, a tie plate having a slot therein, and a chair seat or brace seated upon said tie plate and having a'base abutting againstthe edge of the main 7 rail. flange,*said chair seat or brace having an outwardly extending flange spaced apart from the tie plate for overlapping themain rail flange, and the base having a tongue extending into the slot for cooperating with the outwardly extending flange to hold the main rail in proper position; I

4. A guard having the heads thereof arranged out of alignment with each other and connected by a web extendmg at an obtuse angle to the: heads.

. 5. A' reversible guard rail having the heads thereof connected by a web,"one of said heads being enlarged on one side of the web, and the other headbeing enlarged I on the opposite side of the web.

6; In a' device 'ofthe character described,

the combination of a main rail, a'chair seat ,orbrace-havmg a guard rall .seat therein,

a reversible guard rail supported in said seat, said chalrq'seat orbrac'e extending over abase flange of the guard rail in spaced apart relation therewith, and a key inserted between said flange and the chair seat or brace for holding the guard rail rigidly in its seat I 7. Ina device of the character described, the combination ofa'tie plate having a slot I tl clined, a main rail mounted on the tie plate, and a chair seat or brace abutting against the main rail and having a tongue extending into the slot in the tie plate and against the inclined surface for securingthe main rail in proper-position. v

8. Means of the character described including a flanged tie-plate having a shoulder and a ridge, and provided with a slot, one wall of which is inclined, a main rail secured against the ridge, a chair-seator brace fitted between the base flange of the main rail and the shoulder and having a tongue which extends through the slot in the tie-plate and against the inclined surface, the chair-seat or brace having a projection which ext-ends'over the base flange for securing the main railin place, and means for securing the chair seat or brace rigidly in place. I

9. Means of the character described including a flanged tie-plate having a shoulder and a ridge, and provided with a slot,- one wall of which is inclined, a main rail secured against the ridge, -a chair-seat or brace fitted between the base flange of the main rail and the shoulder tongue which extends through the slotin' the the chair-seator brace having a projection which extends over the base flange for securing the main rail in'place, means for securing the chair seat or brace rigidly in place, and a guard-rail held by the chair-seat orbrace. I I I x 10. Means of the character described in cluding a flanged tie-plate having a shoul der and a ridge, andiprovided with a slot, one wall of which is inclined, a main rail secured againstthe ridge, a chair-seat or brace fitted b etween the base flange of the main rail and the shoulder and having a tongue which extends through the slot in the tie-plate and against the inclinedsurface, the chair-seat or brace having a projection which extends over the base "flangefor securing the main rail inplace, means for securing the chair seat or brace rigidly in place, the chairseat or brace.

11. Means of'the character described including a flangedtie-plate havinga shoulder and a. ridge, andprovided with a slot, onewall of which is inclined, a main rail secured against the ridge, a chair-seat or bracejfitted between the base flange of the V ierein, said slot having a wall thereof inand having a and a reversible guard-rail held by main' rail and the shoulder and having a 'face, 7 .jection which extends over-the base flange the tie-plate and against the inclined surthe chair-seat or'brace having a profor securing the'main rail in place,.me'ans for securing the chair seat or brace rigidly in place, a reversiblelguard rail held by thechair-seat or brace, and a key for holding I the guard-rail securely seated.

one edge 0 V the undercut edge of the slot, and the adjacent edge of the main rail base, whereby 15 to fasten securely one edge of the rail, and

means for securin the chair seat or brace to the tie plate be ow. Y

-13.' Meansincluding a rail resting on the tie-plate, a chair seat,

one edge of which is constructed to embrace i the undercut edge of the slot, and the adto fasten securely one edge of the rail, means for securing the chair-seat or brace to the tie plate below,'a. reversible guard-rail heldand means for in the chair-seat or brace, securing the tie-plate rigidly in position.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature MAS MANEY; I

V I tie-plate having-a slot, one edge. of which is undercut, a main 'jacent edge of the main rail base, whereby 

